Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL launches Student Express service

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

DHL has introduced DHL Student Express, an affordable international delivery service designed exclusively for students going abroad for education.

DHL Student Express assures students of speedy and reliable deliveries when sending documents and parcels such as time-sensitive school applications and personal belongings to their new schools and residences.

Additionally, they can benefit by savings of up to 70 pct on excess baggage for deliveries to popular education destinations like Australia and the UK.

DHL Student Express offers up to 15 pct off prevailing published rates when sending parcels via Jumbo or Jumbo Junior or Express Pallet, and up to 20% off on document shipment rates.

Other benefits include 24/7 customer service, free pick-up, free packaging materials, pro-active delivery notification, multiple shipment tracking options, and a destination network of more than 220 countries.

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Chief Executive of UPS to retire

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service, the world’s largest shipping carrier, said Monday that its Chief Executive, Michael L. Eskew, would retire at the end of the year after six years at the helm and more than three decades with the company.

Scott Davis, Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Mr. Eskew, the company said.

The move was not a surprise, although Mr. Eskew, 58, had not said previously when he would step down.

Mr. Eskew assumed the role of chairman and chief executive on Jan. 1, 2002. Mr. Davis, 55, joined U.P.S. in 1986.
The company also announced several other changes in senior leadership. Replacing Davis as the company’s CFO will be Kurt Kuehn, who is currently Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing and a member of the UPS Management Committee. Replacing Kuehn will be Alan Gershenhorn, who is currently president of UPS International and also serves on the UPS Management Committee. Dan Brutto, who is currently the President of Global Freight forwarding for UPS, is being promoted to the position of president of UPS International and will also join the company’s Management Committee.

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Deutsche Post CEO Zumwinkel Confirms 2007 Ebit Guidance

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

German mail and logistics company Deutsche Post AG at the weekend confirmed its 2007 guidance for earnings before interest and taxes, or Ebit, and despite the uncertain U.S. economy, still sees an increase possible this year.
Chief Executive Klaus Zumwinkel, who was visiting Moscow at the weekend, said he can confirm the outlook now the third quarter has ended; Ebit for 2007 is planned to reach EUR3.6 billion from EUR3.5 billion a year earlier.
Zumwinkel reiterated that it is possible the company will increase its guidance. This was mentioned earlier in the year after the Bonn-based, DAX company delivered its half-year results.
Deutsche Post’s unit Express, like its peers United Parcel Services Inc. (UPS) and FedEX Corp. (FDX) faces a weak U.S. market, said the CEO.
The CEO also confirmed this year’s guidance for the company’s business segments. Express will reach an Ebit of at least EUR400 million, while logistics could reach operating profit of around EUR900 million.
The medium-term goal for the business in the Americas has not been lowered, and Deutsche Post still plans to reach break-even by the end of 2009 in the Americas, he said.
In 2003, Deutsche Post acquired U.S. Express postal service Airborne. After this takeover, the company incurred losses that are valued in the three-digit million euro range. The company said it would break-even on two occasions, but is still to do so.
The CEO has replied to criticism surrounding the losses by saying it is inevitable for a conglomerate with international customers, like Deutsche Post, to do business in the U.S.

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City Sprint acquires Axa courier express ltd

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

CitySprint is part of the Courier and Passenger Transport Group, which also comprises WestOne Cars and Burgundy Cars. The Group has achieved an average compound growth rate of 10 per cent per annum in the past 5 years and has annualised revenues of GBP 70 million.

Like CitySprint, Axa provides SameDay Courier services to businesses in and around the Heathrow area. Over a period of twenty-five years, Axa has forged a large and satisfied customer base, comprised mainly of freight forwarders. This acquisition by CitySprint will mean that the Axa Courier Express Ltd name and brand will be discontinued.

CitySprint has been providing courier services to a broad range of local companies in and around the area for over ten years. It’s customers benefit from a ServiceCentre team with unmatched experience of the courier industry and a depth of local knowledge – something that Axa’s customers will now benefit from.

CitySprint operates the largest GPS enabled On Demand Courier Fleet in Europe, which means that its customers can benefit from real-time information at the touch of a button. Through CourierLocator, CitySprint offers complete transparency to its customers giving them the up-to-the minute map location of the courier doing their SameDay Courier job. This information is available to view before collection, during the journey and up until the point of delivery. CitySprint’s customers can also share this information with the recipient by emailing them a hyperlink to CourierLocator. CitySprint customers may receive email and/or SMS notifications as to the progress of their jobs and access time stamped job audits as well as electronic proof of delivery.

CitySprint combines a national infrastructure, comprising of 30+ ServiceCentres across the UK, which provides local support with the scale and resource of a national company enabling it to provide levels of service unmatched by many of its competitors.

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FedEx Ground Reports Federal Court Decisions

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., reports that the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation has issued a decision granting class certification in the Kansas action for both the Kansas state claims and a national claim under the ERISA statute.

FedEx Ground plans to seek prompt review of this decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

In a separate order, the Court denied the plaintiffs request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the California action, also pending as a part of the same multi-district proceeding.

This court decision will not affect FedEx Grounds ability to serve its customers in the world-class manner they have come to expect.

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